The Computing Students’ Society (COMPSA) has filled its executive team for the 2025-26 year after a vote of confidence electing the two vice-presidential candidates.
After the Society’s initial presidential election in February, Hugh Tuckwell, CompSci ’26, was elected President. Now accompanying him in the three-person team will be Jasmine Zangeneh, CompSci ’26, as vice-president (operations), and Will Wu, CompSci ’25, as vice-president (student affairs).
Originally, the nomination period for COMPSA’s de-slated elections was set to close on Jan. 30, with two candidates competing for the presidency. After no one stepped forward for the vice-presidential roles in the first election, a follow-up election was held, resulting in Wu and Zangeneh securing the vote of confidence.
After the results of the presidential debate were announced, COMPSA proposed a new nominating period, which ran from Feb. 23 to March 1, to get more students to run in the vice-presidential roles, with voting taking place over March 11 and 12. This timeline was shared by COMPSA’s current Vice-President (Operations) Josh Cowan via e-mail to The Journal on Feb. 14. In a March 17 e-mail, Cowan shared Wu and Zangeneh won the vote.
Cowan was asked for the specific turnout and results of the vote but didn’t provide a response to The Journal in time for publication.
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Zangeneh explained in a statement to The Journal her plans to prioritize transparency and seek more from students.
“COMPSA can improve its transparency in decision-making and streams. Many students don’t understand how decisions are made or how to provide their that they would want to see within computing,” Zangeneh said.
In a statement to The Journal, Wu said he wants to strengthen the computing community, allowing students in the faculty to have a say in key University decisions such as budget cuts.
“Instead of just promoting the same initiatives louder, we need to better understand what computing students actually want. This includes gathering direct input, analyzing past participation trends, and adjusting our offerings,” Wu said.
Tuckwell, Zangeneh, and Wu will start leading the Society come May 1.
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